Use a graphing utility to find the equation of the line of best fit. Round to two decimal places, if necessary.
-$\begin{array}{l|lllll}
\mathrm{x} & 1.2 & 1.4 & 1.6 & 1.8 & 2.0 \
\hline \mathrm{y} & 54 & 53 & 55 & 54 & 56
\end{array}$
A) $y = 2.5 x + 50.4$
B) $y = 3 x + 50$
C) $y = 54$
D) $\mathrm { y } = 55.3$

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Using a graphing utility to perform a linear regression on the given data points, the equation of the line of best fit is found to be closest to $y = 2.5x + 50.4$, when rounded to two decimal places.

Use a Graphing Utility to Find the Equation of the Line